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Sponsored by Avid.com, the 2011 DIY Film fest was held in the historic Academy room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Friday night. About half of the winning filmmakers were on hand, some flying in from the East Coast and others coming down from Portland, Oregon.

Jointly hosting the awards for the Los Angeles Book Festival and the DIY Book Festival, JM Northern Media held its annual banquet honoring the best in DIY books and film. About an hour's worth of films and trailers were shown during the gala, which featured such DIY supporters as Carl Weathers, Maria Conchita Alonso, Christine Elise and Dee Snider. Snider was on hand to see his 21 year old son Cody Blue receive the Best Film and Best Director award for his haunting "All That Remains." In his acceptance speech, Cody revealed that his mother did all the makeup and hair for his under $15K super 16mm film, which featured his father playing the role of "Death."

Though one would never recognize the former Rock n Roll and current reality star layered under yards of cloth; the film is about an elderly man's relationship with the Grim Reaper, and how in his current state of dementia, Death has become an all too frequent visitor. For those who ever wondered what might be going on in the mind of an Alzheimer's patient, this 18 minute breathtaking story filled with memories of a GI who fought valiantly in WWII will give solace to anyone who's ever had a relative suffering from the condition. Writing, directing and editing this moving piece which was shown at the banquet, the award winning young prodigy Cody Blue Snider shows an immense amount of untapped talent.

Christine Elise received the award for Best Debut film, and gave a hilarious Charlie Sheen infused speech, which showed why her film, which features her one woman show "Bathing and the Single Girl," was so well received. Chris Wilson was on hand to accept the Best Comedy Short film for his "James Vs Reality," and the clip he showed from the film brought gasps from the crowd with its amazing special effects. Chris said in part:

"Thank you for inclusion in the festival and such a wonderful night out. We weren't sure what to expect; it was an absolute blast in a really amazing location, I'm so glad we came down (from Portland) for it. The recognition from the festival was very nice to get... I spent two and a half years working on the film (the effects were very labor intensive), so it's great after all of that work to be included in something like this!

Jennifer Cron accepted the award for "Mental," a beautifully shot Dramatic short about psychotherapy directed by Joy Gohring. She spoke of the passion that needs to be involved with making DIY films, and was thrilled with the reception the audience gave the film after watching it. Alex Bernstein's "The Goat" was also an honorable mention for Best Comic short film, and thanked the DIY Fest for featuring his efforts.

Mikayla and Shayna withKarean's award

The book winners are listed in at the DIY Convention site, but special thanks to philanthropist and author Daphna Ziman, an award winner for her book "The Gray Zone," who brought a large contingent with her to celebrate the evening. And kudos to the LA Book festival author Karean Chapman, whose award for her book "Who Me? What Should I be?" was accepted in rhyme and song by their daughters Mikayla (12) and Shayna (10). We hope to see more of them in the book and film world!

Jennifer Hitchcock’s “Dreams Deferred: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine”

Ike Ahloe's "Clocked In"

Brian Paul Higgins “CURE FOR THE CRASH”

Nicholas Plagman’s “THE HAM SANDWICH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD”

Robin North & Kelly Preeper's "Dead Saints"

Mirel Bran’s “ONE-WAY ROUND TRIP” (Romania)

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Citizen Mayor trailer

Securitate Hunter

Bathing and the Single Girl

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2010 winning Animated short "The Magnitude of the Continental Divides" by Christopher Coleman

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LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2008)_ The engaging documentary "Buskers: For Love Or Money," an examination of the world of street performers as told by the talent, has been named Best Film of the 2008 DIY Film Festival, which concluded Saturday.

The film was screened at the American Film Institute as part of the 2008 DIY Convention, which took place Feb. 15-23 in Hollywood and honored the top independent films, music and books of the last year.

In "Buskers: For Love Or Money,” director Chad Taylor (himself a world-class street performer as a chainsaw juggler) gives the history and motivations of his fellow street performers, some well-known, others legends only in their particular square feet of concrete.

The depiction of the performers’ free-floating lifestyle, which combines talent, street savvy and psychology was shot over ten years in various parts of the world and features rare footage of some legendary street performances. For its introspective examination of a world many see but few understand, “Buskers” was unanimously acclaimed as Best Film by the DIY judges.

The other winners of the 2008 DIY Film Festival:

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Glue Boys,” Philip Hamer

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: “The Tribe,” Tiffany Shlain

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE: “Divergence,” Patrick J. Donnelly

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT: “Henchmen,” Christian Cantamessa

BEST COMEDY FEATURE: “The Book of Noah,” Drew Smith

BEST COMEDY SHORT: “Lowenstein’s A Terrorist,” Eric Siegelstein

BEST WORDL CINEMA: “Remember Me,” Benjamin Tan

BEST STUDENT FILM: “Some Apologies,” Adam Weldon

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: “Pull On Push Off,” Philip Leaman

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Murderess,” Scott Coblio

BEST DIRECTOR: Todd Peters, “Let Others Suffer”

BEST SCRIPT: Adam Weldon, “Some Apologies

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